# Commission Implementing Decision of 8 August 2012 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/506/EU), Division: Possible case

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A possible case means a case classified as possible for reporting purposes. It is usually a case meeting the clinical criteria as described in the case definition without epidemiological or laboratory evidence of the disease in question. The definition of a case as possible has high sensitivity and low specificity. It allows for detection of most cases but some false positives cases will be included into this category.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/506/annex/division/1/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-506/annex/division-1/division-5
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